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We&#8217;re back from our annual trip to the Toronto International Film Festival! Once again, we&#8217;ll be dissecting our festival experience, the films we saw, and what lies ahead for the season. We discuss the Peoples&#8217; Choice Award winner American Fiction and its chances in the awards race, several International Feature contenders at the festival including Perfect Daysand The Teachers&#8217; Lounge, the highs and lows of festival films by actors making their directorial debuts, and our top 5 films of the festival!



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